DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.5 - - 65.0 - - 64.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - 64 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1688 - - 2480 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 920 - - 1656 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2577 - - 3369 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1666 - - 2253 - - 4522 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 197 - - 239 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 314 - - 287 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1093 - - 1253 - - -506 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1484 - - 2116 - - 1443 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 427 - - 486 - - -1453 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2150 - - 2883 - - 2390 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 93 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 250 - - 460 - - 840 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.5 - - 65.0 - - 64.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.0 - - 58.7 - - 60.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.3 - - 64.7 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.0 - - 57.3 - - 60.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - 64 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1688 - - 2480 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 71 - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 12 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96875 23 276 16 252 20 266 96875 89641 18 223 21 267 18 285 89641 84117 19 217 22 245 20 280 84117 79556 17 224 22 237 23 255 79556 75627 12 225 16 218 18 242 75627 72107 12 249 16 240 19 264 72107 68877 28 251 32 252 25 260 68877 65897 35 236 35 248 31 263 65897 63138 32 232 36 240 39 242 63138 60458 28 232 38 230 41 233 60458 57633 40 247 39 241 35 246 57633 54688 54 249 53 252 49 257 54688 51890 59 246 60 247 56 249 51890 49379 57 242 57 243 53 247 49379 47126 53 241 52 244 49 251 47126 45087 52 242 50 245 48 254 45087 43234 49 242 49 247 44 256 43234 41542 46 247 43 247 42 269 41542 39995 43 255 33 261 19 264 39995 38569 41 258 22 262 12 284 38569 37226 36 262 11 255 14 293 37226 35922 21 286 11 313 24 298 35922 34592 29 308 17 294 28 294 34592 33209 31 299 19 289 29 291 33209 31781 30 290 21 289 27 292 31781 30292 30 290 23 291 24 296 30292 28730 32 296 25 294 24 302 28730 27091 34 305 26 300 25 304 27091 25374 35 309 27 302 26 304 25374 23579 35 309 26 301 23 300 23579 21709 36 310 24 299 22 294 21709 19761 37 311 25 299 24 287 19761 17729 36 306 25 303 25 286 17729 15657 33 293 25 309 25 291 15657 13657 29 286 26 309 23 298 13657 11837 25 290 26 303 21 300 11837 10220 21 292 24 299 22 299 10220 8784 20 295 21 302 21 302 8784 7508 20 296 16 303 17 303 7508 6375 20 294 14 301 13 297 6375 5372 19 294 13 295 11 287 5372 4489 14 301 13 294 11 288 4489 3709 12 313 13*291 11 288 3709 3009 13*315 13*288 10 288 3009 2389 13*315 13 287 9 288 2389 1871 12 314 13 286 8 288 1871 1473 12 314 13 287 7 288 1473 1199 11 313 12 286 6 288 1199 1033 10 312 11 286 5 287 1033 937 8 312 9 286 3*287 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography